Imperial War Museum curator Paul Cornish discusses the machine gun, the iconic weapon of the First World War trenches.
WW1, WW2, History of Aviation, Army & Naval Warfare
Competitions
MHM 33 – Caption Competition
Think of something appropriately witty for this picture and leave your caption … [Read More...]
MHM Quiz: Win one of 3 copies of ‘The Battle for Syria, 1918-1920′
This month we have three copies of The Battle for Syria, 1918-1920 to be … [Read More...]
Warriors
Iranian Archer – Soldier Profile
Iranian archer of the Persian Wars On the battlefield, the archers were formed up in … [Read More...]
Warrior – Rogers' Rangers
Using Ed Dovey's beautiful illustrations as a visual guide, Robin Smith reports on an … [Read More...]
Battle Maps
Operation Barbarossa Map, 1941
Map of Operation Barbarossa showing the direction of German attacks and the major … [Read More...]
5 reasons why was the Battle of Caporetto 1917 was so decisive
The Battle of Caporetto in 1917 was a decisive victory for Germany, and one in which … [Read More...]
Museums
Museum – Le Musée de la Grande Guerre
Keith Robinson reports from France where he has been inspecting an architecturally … [Read More...]
The Shropshire Regimental Museum
Keith Robson, Military Times' roving museum buff, reports on the collections of the … [Read More...]
MHM Factfile
Stalin Facts: 10 little known facts
Josef Stalin, the Soviet dictator, is encased by myth and legend. He could … [Read More...]
3 Popular Myths of Isandlwana – 1879 Zulu War
The Battle of Isandlwana on the 22nd of January 1879 was one of the most devastating … [Read More...]
Weapons
WMD – THE FERRET SCOUT CAR
Eric Bryan recalls a long-serving stalwart of British military reconnaissance. In … [Read More...]
The Tumbleweed Tank – Back to the drawing board
We and all nations have a sense that we have come to the turning-point of an age,’ … [Read More...]
Latest Issue
Military History Monthly issue 33 – June 2013
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